South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-30


undertaken tbs purchase of the mos,
extensive. noted and valuable of the
ancient mounds. earthworks and for.
tifications found on this continent,
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CONGRESSMAN w. L. SCoTr, OF
Pennsylvania, recently presented
Pres dent Cleveland 10000 Havana
cigars. There we're ten different al
z.s of cigars 1000 Of each size.
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Few PEOPLE have any idea how
quickly t:ains cAs be stopped with
the Westinghouse air brakes. which
are now placing on all B. & o. ex-
prsss and passenger cars.
A 6fty car Train. 1900 feet long.
equipped with the Westinghouse
brake. running al a speed Of forty
miles an hour, can he brought TO q
stand in distance Of Cos feet with
ou! any shock, and It 20 miles an
b ur in los feet without any shock
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THE steamship Alesia. which arriv.
ed at New York Fri,ay ni.ht from
Marsell,es, France, AMI Naples, Italy,
with GOO Passengers, has Asiatic chol.
era aboard. Eight of her passengers
died on the passage. and Cd her arri.
val at quarantine the health officer
found four cases aboard. Every thing
~as done tO.prevent the spread Of the
disease on this continent, the vessel
being thoroughly fumi2a.e and dis
Infected; and it is though that the
efforts Of the quarantine officers in
this d rec,ion will he sue ,ee.ful.
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In recent letter TO bishop Gallo
way, Of the NJ. + Church Sou b, the
Hon. Jsffsrson Davis wr ties: IBIS
franchisel though I ne. the love of
my life for tho constitution aud the
liberties it was formsJ to secure re-
mains as ardent In age as it WAS in
you'll. The Methodist Church Scut b
has been TO me tie Ohjsct Of admira'
tion. and grateful affection, because Of
its fidelity to principle. d.aptc the
pressure Of wealth and power, b5 tie
zeal Of iss undorpaid Mai stcfs. who
have gone along bysway to pene.
trate unfrequeuted regions aud there
preach the Gospel TO the poor.' Or
ten has my mem Try recalled the pro-
phe.ic vision of Bishop Marvin.
W i'll it be fulfilled by introducing
politics int the organization Of the
church lie 60 nob!y illus,ra,ed?'
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SOME time since Mrs. John Hostel
ter. Of Perry CO., Pa, gave birth tc
triplets-two boys and a girl. The
parenls decided to call them Grover,
Cleveland, and Frances, respectively,
A letter WIS written to the President.
10 which he sent the following reply.
which has just been published
Executive Mansion, Washington, Sept. 10,
1887. Mr. john Hostetter My Dear Sir :
H. T. II =
Of the birth TO you simultaneously of three
children. two boys and girl. and has also
stated that you have selected Grover, Cleve.
land, and Frances, respectively. for their
names in compliment To Mrs. Cleveland and
myself ] have qnite a number of name.
sakes whose parents have been good enough
to make manifest 10 this way their friendly
feeling, but II 10 excep tiousi that the oppor-
tunity 10 presented to show in such q ma rked
degree the confidence and regard your action
implies. Thanking you for your courtesy,
and expressing the hope that you may be
permitted To see the children grow n 10 years
and strength, am, very truly yours,
GRoygR CLEVELAND.
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JAMES A. STEWART, of Wichita
Ktn,ss. was sentence to IL
years and 4 months In the county Jail
and fined $40. 300. with cost OF prose
cution, for tue yiolat lon OF the prohi-
ton law. lie was clerk in the Yves,
End Drug Store. and pleaded guilty
10 an indictment containing 1850
counts at the same time as did Herr
man. the proprietor Of the place. The
latter cannot be found ,anliti is though
that be has left the country. The
punishment imposed upon Stewart is
the heaviest ever given in the State
for a violation OF the liquor laws.
Prohibition ought to prohibit out
.here IL il ever does anywhere and
IN this case it will-uDtil q new clerk
gets into the store.
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The association Of ex.Union pris
oners in Chicago Friday adopted a
resolution declaring that "lhe rebel
flags captured during tho war of the
rebellion sho uld be held sacred by the
national government aud that the
President OF the United States should
comply with the Law by displaying
them ia some public place :" an that